Collector:

Rev. J. Owen Dorsey  Search this

Donor Name:

Rev. J. Owen Dorsey  Search this

Length - Object:

115.5 cm

Width - Object:

6.5 cm

Unknown - Thickness:

2 cm

Culture:

Pawnee (Chaticks Si Chaticks)  Search this

Object Type:

Club

Place:

Not Given, Pawnee Reservation, Oklahoma / Indian Territory, United States, North America

Accession Date:

23 Dec 1886

Collection Date:

1879

Notes:

FROM CARD: "OLD LABEL SAYS: WAR CLUB AND WHIP. -MADE OF A DARK HEAVY STRIP OF WOOD 2 5/8 INCHES WIDE AND 3/4 OF AN INCH THICK. FOUR HOLES OF DIFFERENT SHAPES ARE CUT THROUGH FOR ORNAMENTATION AS WELL AS THE PURPOSE OF LIGHTENING THE CLUB. A WHIP OF PLAITED LEATHER IS FASTENED THROUGH THE LOWER HOLE IN THE CLUB. A BUCKSKIN LOOP IS ATTACHED TO THE KNOB AT THE END OF THE HANDLE. LENGTH: 45 1/2 INCHES." PROVENIENCE NOTE: IN 1876 THE PAWNEE WERE MOVED TO OKLAHOMA. LOCALITY INFORMATION OF PAWNEE RESERVATION, INDIAN TERRITORY TAKEN TO MEAN OKLAHOMA.

Record Last Modified:

28 Apr 2022

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

018438

USNM Number:

E127620-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/36d9d1505-2a59-4221-9f2c-f8b8152e4b82

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8334185